Crisis energética: El futuro de los combustibles fósiles (Energy Crisis: The Future of Fossil Fuels)

Algorithms might sound like a complicated tech term, but don't be intimidated, people actually use them every day. Using accessible language and full-color photographs, this book simplifies algorithms in an easy-to-understand way. Readers will be amazed to learn that an algorithm is just a set of steps for computers to follow to get things done. STEM topics from the Next Generation Science Standards are emphasized throughout the text. Sidebars featuring key terms help readers grow their tech vocabulary, and fact boxes provide additional opportunities to learn.

From the candiru to the lionfish, there are so many kinds of fish on Earth. While all have different methods of production, the basic life cycle is the same, from egg to spawning swimmers. Readers are introduced to this general cycle as well as the important vocabulary needed to talk about it, such as “fry” and “spawning.” Accessible language and simple diagrams throughout the book provide a way for struggling readers to tackle science curriculum content.

The unsinkable luxury liner known as the Titanic may have sunk on its first transatlantic voyage in 1912, but people remain riveted to its storied legend. The collision with the iceberg in the North Atlantic was not the only mistake that was made that day. In this spellbinding volume, readers will learn about the passengers and crew aboard the doomed ship and what really happened that tragic night. Historical photographs will transport them back to the glamorous era, while the narrative paints an absorbing picture of the Titanic's sad fate.

Nathalie es una mujer afortunada. Felizmente casada con François, pasa los días rodeada de risas y libros. Un día la pena llama a su puerta: François muere inesperadamente. Nathalie languidece entonces entre las paredes de su casa y se vuelca en la oficina. Pero justo cuando ha dejado de creer en la magia de la vida, ésta vuelve a sorprenderla y revelarse en su forma más maravillosa. La delicadeza es la novela de la esperanza y la imaginación, la novela de ese París fascinante en el que el dolor y la vulgaridad se transforman en poesía. Un libro que querrás tener siempre cerca, para ...

Los Diarios (I -18-10-1939 a 31-07-1949- y II -12-08-1956 a 16-06-1958) de José Lezama Lima, junto a Cartas a Eloísa y otra correspondencia, constituyen los fragmentos más íntimos de su escritura. En ambos se aprecian las dos grandes pasiones del habanero universal: la amistad y el insaciable apetito por la cultura, no para acumular sino como apropiación estimulante para sus muchas y laberínticas ideaciones. Nada le es ajeno: lo inmediato ni lo lejano. Transcurren por las páginas de los Diarios las anotaciones y relumbrones que, más tarde, se transfigurarían en la encarnadura de su...